<p>Hi,</p>
<p>recently over the summer, ive put in about 6 weeks of consistent effort doing tests. At a certain critical point, my score jumped 200 points, from about 2100 to 2300. As my CR grew to 800, my Math and Writing have also grew to 800 consistently on tests. </p>
<p>I have received 2400's on past 3 SAT new BB tests assuming an 10 on essay. Can someone who have received 2400 tell me how closely their practice test score resembles their real test score?</p>
<p>I haven’t scored a 2400, but I would guess that most who did get a 2400 were scoring 2350+ consistently on the Blue Book tests. </p>
<p>Of course, however, there are many who score 2350+ on the practice tests but quite a bit worse on the actual.</p>
<p>And of course you have those that score in the 2200ish range on BB tests but pull of a 2350+ on the real thing.</p>
<p>Hopefully I’m one of those people…8 more days till we find out lol.</p>
<p>it’s mostly a luck thing honestly.</p>
<p>I’ve gotten to the point where I only miss math questions for stupid errors and rarely miss writing (with 10+ essay). So for October I’m hoping for 800 on both of these.</p>
<p>Reading for me was the harder one but I got better, some practice tests I got 800, some I got 750, some 780 or whatever. </p>
<p>All it takes is ONE addition error (or misreading of the question for math) or reading ONE passage too quickly and failing to grasp some of its meaning or not knowing that vocab word. Seroiusly, at around 2350+ it’s almost complete luck.</p>
<p>I’d like to think that I got a 2400 in october… but I could have made a stuipid mistake in math, or maybe I missed a few writing (no error for the painting one right? and “more than” for the hummingbird one?). Mostly importantly, though, there are some debateable CR questions that I may have missed (immediately recognizable, admiration… please 
). Hope not!!</p>
<p>^ However, there are those who have a talent for making very few if any errors on math questions. It makes for great consistency in getting 800’s.</p>
<p>I suppose that’s true…</p>
<p>But no matter how good you are at math, misreading a questions is ALWAYS a possibility. When I took the SAT a while ago the only question I missed was an easy question because I misread which angle the question was asking for. </p>
<p>I really don’t want to be arrogant, but i would be one of “those” that you refer to, and I still make mistakes here and there. It’s unavoidable. Multiply that by 3 (sections) and getting a 2400 is largely luck.</p>
<p>^re-read and check your work? if you make a mistake it just means you arent good enough to finish the section and still have time left over to check your work. luck on standardized tests is just an illusion</p>
<p>Well you are right somewhat, because I didn’t really bother to check over the real easy questions when I missed that one question before.</p>
<p>This time I did so hopefully I’ll get an 800.</p>
<p>My main argument comes from the number of people I know who are easily good enough at math to get every question right, yet have 780/790 scores. Bill Gates got a 790, was he not smart enough to get an 800?</p>
<p>^^^ guys, sometimes -1 on math is 800. Sometimes -1 on math is 780 or 790. Its just luck.</p>
<p>Besides 1 wrong on CR or Writing has no net effect.</p>
<p>Some people are also too lazy to check their work and that has an effect.</p>
<p>A 2400 does take a stroke of luck but many will receive a 2400 regardless of when they take the test.</p>
<p>I personally never recheck work on the SAT. It would have come in handy on one question (bubbled in 667 instead of 666) but constantly re-checking work will simply wear your brain out. The most that I will do is confirm that my bubble sheet is filled in properly.</p>
<p>Many students who win high level mathematics competitions (like USAMO) do not receive 800s on the M section nor do those who have won high places at the Intel competition. In fact many Intel Semi-finalists/Finalists/Winners only receive low 700s on their math despite that competition’s recognition for attracting the most promising young science/math students. Math does take a great deal of careful reading.</p>
<p>Regarding the proximity for practice-test and real-test scores, it really depends on the individual. There are those who did not score nearly as well on the practice tests as they did on the real test, and those who had high scores during practice but fell short of their potential on the real test. But for most, their practice test scores will roughly resemble their actuals if they use CB material.</p>
<p>So i should be expecting around a 2350 ish?</p>
<p>I think scores cease to matter after like 2310; 770 770 770 is pretty close to 800 800 800.</p>
<p>If one is consistently receiving a 770+ on each section, he or she can receive a 2400 on a good day. But test scores really do matter. At an HYPS-type school, a 2400 over a 2310 will separate yourself from the rest of the applicants since less than 1% of applicants have a perfect score. So perfection should always be a reasonable hope and goal for those who are capable. </p>
<p>If your original impression was that you received a 2400, then you are probably not too far off and 2350+ should be a reasonable expectation. Good luck on your results!</p>
<p>Lol you do realize only 3000 people score over 2300+ out of like 1 million ish students a year?</p>
<p>Anyways, I will hope for the 2400.</p>
<p>Also, any thoughts on a Siemens Westinghouse and its effects on College Applications? Guess who got one :).</p>
<p>^lol, bragging:P </p>
<p>Getting 2400s on practice tests does NOT mean you’ll do as well on the actual thing, and even the slightest overconfidence is fatal on the SAT. Also, what does Siemens has to do with your performance on the SAT?</p>
<p>Absolutely no connection.</p>
<p>Just wondering its effects.</p>
<p>It helps a little in admissions.</p>
<p>^what? the siemens or the 2400?</p>
<p>either haha</p>
<p>I was referring to Siemens.</p>